This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Colorado Gold Rush and Early Settlement Legacy
A historical overview traces the Pikes Peak gold rush, Auraria and Denver’s founding, and the Colorado irrigation boom driving settlement. It notes miners from Georgia to Texas, the rise of Denver as a frontier hub, and the development of canals, wells, and dams enabling agriculture from Greeley to the Arkansas River valley and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Pikes Peak
Amelia
Texas
Georgia
W. Green Russell
South Platte and
Sande
Auraria
Russell
Larimer
Cherry Creek
Denver City
James W. Denver
Kansas
Kansas Territory
Denver
Mountains
Omaha
Mountain News
Herald
Adoan
Great American
Greeley
Old Union Colony
South Platte Basin
Fort Collins
Sterling
Julesburg
Arkansasa
Canon City
Rocky Ford
Lamar
Kansas Line
San Luis Valley
Timberline
Pueblo
Pittsburgh